The Great American Cowboy

1973 film by Kieth Merrill
Movie film Q7737636
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Summary

The Great American Cowboy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3]
  • Director: Kieth Merrill[4]
  • Screenwriter: Douglas Kent Hall[5]
  • Composer: Harold Farberman[6]
  • Genre: documentary film[7]
  • Cast member: Joel McCrea[8]
  • Producer: Kieth Merrill[9]
  • Director of photography: Reed Smoot[10]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[11]
  • Color: color[12]
  • Country of origin: United States[13]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1973[14]
  • Film editor: Kieth Merrill[15]
  • Title: The Great American Cowboy[16]
  • Duration: 89 minutes[17]
  • P14449: 168570[18]

Why It Matters

The Great American Cowboy has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did The Great American Cowboy receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['azb', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'tr']
    Ampas collections film id → W069949
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 168570
    Producer → Kieth Merrill
    Publication date → +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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